ORIGINAL: LDM
Viper , the loadable cards are back by the back if you get the correct card .
This way you are limited to the money loaded on the card and still get the backing .
We only use loadable cards on ebay , sure enought my son bought a hockey stick and they were crashed into and an attempt (multiple attempts) were made to charge on his card , but no funds were approved .
Trust me on this matter , one subject is Banana , ebay and Paypal is a totally differant matter , palpay is 100% antiquited on security , we have has many friends have identity theft issues and you can even get them until regular banking hours
Missed that one LDM. OK, pre-paid credit cards are a good idea also. Just make sure you don't load it with $10,000.00 worth of credit!
Just adding on the subject of PayPal that i do not use my bank account with them either but instead associate a credit card that i maintain a low credit limit on just for questionable purchases. The only problem is demanding that the credit limit not be increased by the CC company. They have a habit of doing that. In todays world, nothing is absolutely safe but using a credit card or paypal account that is linked to a credit card provides at least a chance of being protected.